Re: Expanding C: drive

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From: Mark Mancini (info_at_NOSPAMmcse2000.com)
Date: 07/27/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 22:49:15 -0400

ghost doesn't work with dynamic disks. That isn't an option and just
wondered why dynamic disks were done in the first place....you HAVE to make
room somewhere since you are kinda screwed. 

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"Andrew H" <ajhpms@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uvozJivcEHA.2504@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I have a client whose C: drive is running out of space (and before anybody
> suggests it, all data folders, Exchange data and clientapps folders have
> already been reallocated).   Fortunately, the drive is on a fairly large
> hardware RAID-5 system with plenty of free space.  Since the C: drive is
> formatted as a dynamic disk, I know it's possible use Logical Disk Manager
> to grab some free space and expand C: into it.  I can even allocate extra
> space immediately adjacent to the current C: drive.
>
> My question is:  is expanding a dynamic volume with LDM better or worse
than
> ghosting C:, deleting and recreating a larger volume and restoring the
> image?
>
>

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